Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor
By: Aoife Abbey
3.91
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over ou…
Want to Read $ 16.99"When relatives and friends grieve for their loved ones, they grieve for that patient: who they were and what they meant to their lives. When doctors find themselves unexpectedly ambushed by grief over the death of a patient, I think it is often for another reason. Yes, it is because that person could be our child, our friend, our brother, but it is often because that life didn't follow the rules of whatever vague, illogical structure we use to hold together our shaky universe. It is because they remind us of how little we can really control."-Aoife Abbey, Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor
"I don't believe the sickest people that I meet throughout my day at work are in the business of having outlandish desires, either. I don't think they are staring at the square-tiled ceiling of the intensive-care unit and dreaming of being an astronaut or an explorer. I don't think they're holding the hand of their wife and thinking, "I hope we win the lottery and become rich." Perhaps I am wrong, but I think they are, for the most part, simply hoping they will get to be a part of life again. They are hoping for all the things we take for granted every day: the ability to breathe by yourself, to get out of bed, to sit on a toilet or lie in a bath. To swallow your food and choose what you want for breakfast. To walk out into the world and appreciate all its beauty, or complain about the weather - but to have that choice."-Aoife Abbey, Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor
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2. With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial
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3. Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table
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4. Your Life in My Hands
By: Rachel Clarke
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
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5. When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery
By: Frank T. Vertosick Jr.
4.10
Format: 322 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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6. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients
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Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
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7. Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases
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Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
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8. All Bleeding Stops: Life and Death in the Trauma Unit
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Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping portrait of trauma surgeons and their place in the controlled chaos of a trauma center, … read more
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9. Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist
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Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
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Format: 363 pages, Paperback
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11. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
By: David Nott
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Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
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"As the Koran says in Surah 5:32: whoever saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
"The boy's death turned me into a person marked by war: it was the Sarajevo equivalent of a campaign medal, although not one to wear with pride."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
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12. Critical: Science and Stories from the Brink of Human Life
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Critical is an intelligent, compelling and profoundly insightful journey into the world of intensiv… read more
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"I place my stethoscope onto their chest to listen for the lub-dub sound of the heart valves. Then I wait. I wait a long, silent, slow five minutes. I listen for silence and feel for the presence of a…"-Matt Morgan, Critical: Science and Stories from the Brink of Human Life
13. The Prison Doctor
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4.01
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
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14. Does It Hurt When I Press Here?: An A&E doctor's diagnosis of the NHS
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When we go to a hospital, we have the illusion that everything is perfectly organised, like infalli… read more
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15. Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor
By: Aoife Abbey
3.91
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over ou… read more
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"When relatives and friends grieve for their loved ones, they grieve for that patient: who they were and what they meant to their lives. When doctors find themselves unexpectedly ambushed by grief ove…"-Aoife Abbey, Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor
"I don't believe the sickest people that I meet throughout my day at work are in the business of having outlandish desires, either. I don't think they are staring at the square-tiled ceiling of the in…"-Aoife Abbey, Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor
16. The Secret Doctor: What Really Goes On Inside Your Doctor's Surgery
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17. Fighting for Your Life: A Paramedic's Story
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"Czasami ludzie są samotni i potrzebują jedynie kilkuminutowej rozmowy. Nie jesteśmy tu po to, by być doradcami czy mediatorami: naszym zadaniem jest pomoc w nagłych wypdakach. Ale czasami aby pomóc, …"-Lysa Walder, Fighting for Your Life: A Paramedic's Story
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19. The Courage to Care: A Call for Compassion
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20. Can You Hear Me? An NHS Paramedic's Encounters with Life and Death
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Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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21. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: The Highs and Lows of an Air Ambulance Doctor
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During open-chest resuscitations, I've held a non-beating, recently stilled human heart in my hands… read more
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